Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) The President of a Trinamool Congress-run Zilla Parishad and one Chairman of a municipality run by the previous ruling party in West Bengal resigned from their respective chairs on Friday.On Friday afternoon, first Uttam Barik, the President of the Trinamool Congress run Zilla Parishad in East Midnapore district, which is the native district of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, tendered his resignation from that chair and submitted his resignation letter to the divisional c…
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Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Khudiram Tudu, the Minister in charge of Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education in the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled West Bengal government, on Saturday once again cautioned about the state administration’s crackdown on madrasahs allegedly operating illegally in the state.”We will close down all illegal madrasahs in the state. Those involved in these activities will be punished. In future too, the state administration will remain cautious to ensure that illegal…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) The polling percentage in the first six hours till 1 p.m. on Wednesday in the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections for 142 constituencies has been recorded at 61.11. This is slightly lower than the 62.18 per cent recorded in the first six hours of April 23 voting in the first phase in 152 Assembly constituencies.In district-wise voting, till 1 p.m., East Burdwan district recorded the highest polling percentage at 66.80, followed by Hooghly district at 64.57, Na…
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Following reports of voter intimidation in Kakdwip, located in the Diamond Harbour area of South 24 Parganas district, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, Manoj Agarwal, is scheduled to visit the region on Sunday to take stock of the situation.As soon as the matter came to light, the election officer in charge in Kakdwip and the police there have been instructed to make arrangements so that voters can cast their votes fearlessly and no one faces any threat….
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Friday, announced the suspension of a joint block development officer (BDO), also the assistant returning officer (ARO), in East Burdwan district of West Bengal on charges of gross dereliction of duty. The officer concerned is Jyotsna Khatun, the joint BDO-cum-ARO of the Khandaghosh Development Block in East Burdwan district.In a communique sent by the ECI’s Secretary Sujeet Kumar Mishra to the West Bengal Chief Secretary Dushyan…
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) A man has been arrested on charges of strangling his lone specially-abled son to death and burying him in West Bengal’s Burdwan, police said on Saturday.The incident took place in Memari of East Burdwan district.The aaccused, identified as Sonalal Mandi, was arrested on Friday night.Mandi lives in Mandalgram under Memari police station area. The tragic incident has created a panic in the area.According to the police, his son Surya Mandi was blind since birth and could not…
Kolkata, Feb 15 (IANS) A compartment of a standing train caught fire at Katwa station in East Burdwan district on Sunday morning, but the blaze was soon doused, and there were no casualties, police said. The Katwa-Azimganj train was standing on platform number two of the station when suddenly, a fire was seen in one of its compartments. However, the fire brigade quickly arrived and extinguished the blaze.The train stopped at platform number two of Katwa station last night and was scheduled to le…
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) on Thursday suspended seven teachers and the headmaster of a school, allegedly for beating up an examination officer after he discovered a mobile phone inside the exam centre while students were writing the papers.The incident occurred during the Madhyamik (Secondary) examination at Ajhapur School in the Jamalpur area of East Burdwan district.The decision to suspend the teachers was taken after receiving a report on…
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) Two suspected cases of Nipah virus disease were identified on January 11 at the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL), ICMR, AIIMS Kalyani in West Bengal.Both the affected persons are nurses and are currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital, West Bengal Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and state Health Secretary Narayan Swoop Nigam confirmed on Monday.They said the state health department is keeping a close watch on the situation and is trying to tr…
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) A Booth Level Officer (BLO) has gone missing in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district before the start of the hearing process of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, said the police on Thursday. According to his family members, he has been untraceable for the past two days. The BLO’s identity card is at his home, along with various enumeration forms and related documents. The disappearance of the BLO before the public hearing of the SIR process has caused a stir …